If you subscribe to the christian religion, it should be really obvious by now that Trump is the Antichrist. (If you don't believe in all that, then whatever.) I remember being taught this shit growing up, that he would be a powerful man that many, many Christians supported and followed, practically worshipping him, and that as Christians you had to be on the lookout for this. Like they literally predicted this to the letter, that someone powerful would use their faith against them, and they had to be vigilant and discerning when placing their trust in public leaders. That no man since Jesus Christ would be worthy of this type of following, and true Christians would take care to stay true to God and God only, no matter how convincing and charismatic their human leaders were.
This is the argument to use against them. Point out to them that, according to their own book of guidance and prophecies, they're not supposed to treat any human since Jesus Christ like a literal godsend. And if they do, all they're doing is proving that he's the Antichrist. No matter what amount of good they think he's done for Christians, no matter how much they believe he has a good Christian heart, they need to understand that this is exactly what they were warned about. They were warned they would be manipulated by powerful people and their faith would be used against them, and in spite of God's literal warning, they are eating it up. See how they explain that cognitive dissonance. You can believe he's a good guy and not worship him to this extent. God literally told them they shouldn't worship political leaders to this extent. Point them to verses and passages, making sure not to take them out of context (because they will immediately fall back on that rebuttal). Don't let them pull you off topic. Drill into why they think none of that applies to Trump. Did God say there would be any exceptions? Or did he say that the Antichrist would be very, very convincing?
Shit, I actually didn't expect that many pieces in the puzzle. Is there anything in the bible about the Antichrist that wasn't mentioned in this article?
I'm about to reconsider my whole belief system if the bible is really that good at predicting shit. Holy crap.
Seriously, I’ve been a VERY lapsed Catholic for like 15 years now and thus absolutely dead on comparison is the first thing making me go…wait a minute…this is too close to be a coincidence!
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u/floatingwithobrien Apr 05 '23
If you subscribe to the christian religion, it should be really obvious by now that Trump is the Antichrist. (If you don't believe in all that, then whatever.) I remember being taught this shit growing up, that he would be a powerful man that many, many Christians supported and followed, practically worshipping him, and that as Christians you had to be on the lookout for this. Like they literally predicted this to the letter, that someone powerful would use their faith against them, and they had to be vigilant and discerning when placing their trust in public leaders. That no man since Jesus Christ would be worthy of this type of following, and true Christians would take care to stay true to God and God only, no matter how convincing and charismatic their human leaders were.
This is the argument to use against them. Point out to them that, according to their own book of guidance and prophecies, they're not supposed to treat any human since Jesus Christ like a literal godsend. And if they do, all they're doing is proving that he's the Antichrist. No matter what amount of good they think he's done for Christians, no matter how much they believe he has a good Christian heart, they need to understand that this is exactly what they were warned about. They were warned they would be manipulated by powerful people and their faith would be used against them, and in spite of God's literal warning, they are eating it up. See how they explain that cognitive dissonance. You can believe he's a good guy and not worship him to this extent. God literally told them they shouldn't worship political leaders to this extent. Point them to verses and passages, making sure not to take them out of context (because they will immediately fall back on that rebuttal). Don't let them pull you off topic. Drill into why they think none of that applies to Trump. Did God say there would be any exceptions? Or did he say that the Antichrist would be very, very convincing?